Equifax

Equifax Inc. is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, along with Experian and TransUnion. Equifax collects and aggregates information on over 800 million individual consumers and more than 88 million businesses worldwide.

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Equifax Officially Apologizes — And Promises To Make Amends
Equifax Officially Apologizes — And Promises To Make Amends
September 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

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Synthetic Identities, Tailor-Made For Fraud
Synthetic Identities, Tailor-Made For Fraud
September 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt in payments security; it builds breaches — the kind that linger and cost billions of dollars in losses tied to fraud. The synthetic ID may be fraudsters’...

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Equifax CEO Retires In Wake Of Data Breach
Equifax CEO Retires In Wake Of Data Breach
September 27, 2017  |  Personnel

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring firm reeling from a data breach that may have impacted as many as 143 million U.S. consumers, announced news on...

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SEC Chairman Peppered With Cybersecurity Questions By Congress
SEC Chairman Peppered With Cybersecurity Questions By Congress
September 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton, who was recently interrogated in a Senate hearing over a cyberattack of the government agency’s EDGAR...

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Today In Data: Bank Of America And Biometrics
Today In Data: Bank Of America And Biometrics
September 26, 2017  |  Today In Data

Following the Equifax data breach, biometrics and data security have come under increased scrutiny as more companies and consumers consider their security-enhancing features. As a...

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CFPB Action Against Equifax Imminent
CFPB Action Against Equifax Imminent
September 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Add the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the list of federal agencies expected to punish Equifax for the massive security breach that exposed the personal...

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Transitions Edition: Sofi, Chipotle And Equifax
Transitions Edition: Sofi, Chipotle And Equifax
September 25, 2017  |  Data Dive

Friday officially arrived last Friday – although that was likely a bit more noticeable if you spent your weekend west of the Rockies, where the average temperature was sub-60. Back...

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Summit Credit Union Sues Equifax
Summit Credit Union Sues Equifax
September 22, 2017  |  Legal

The hits just keep coming for Equifax: Summit Credit Union has filed a lawsuit against the credit reporting agency in response to the massive data...

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DHS Says SEC Computers Have Five Critical Cyber Security Weaknesses
DHS Says SEC Computers Have Five Critical Cyber Security Weaknesses
September 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

It turns out even the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) computers aren’t super secure, even following a breach last year, according to a report in...

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